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much you care about this vote and we saw you lining up before dawn in virginia, braving lines, rain in florida, children in tow and even guys with surfboards and bare feet as in chicago a woman who went to the polls while in labor then went on to the hospital. >>> talk about the candidates in these last moments, the two men who have been racing to the finish line spent the day proving determination and stamina and abc's white house correspondent jake tapper starts us off in chicago where the president is with his family waiting for results. jake. >> reporter: good evening on this exciting night, diane. president obama and his campaign are gurding hem thfls for a long night and the president said this might spill into the morning but he fully expects by tomorrow he will be re-elected. it is out of his hands and in yours. >> my name is barack obama, you know, the president. >> reporter: at a chicago campaign field office president obama called volunteers in wisconsin to thank them for their hard work. >> hi, is this annie? hi, this is barack obama, how are you? [ laughter ] i'm doing -- you know
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laura is in miami, florida. florida is again some of the center of the more controversial elements of this process. >> that is right. everyone remembers what happened here in 2000. an incident that declared an automatic recount, and eventually george bush was declared the winner by just 535 votes. one polling station called me this afternoon to say that due to the high turnout of the polling station he was at, they ran out of polling papers. can you imagine that? one thing is for sure, the campaign's -- if the campaign could get the alligators to vote, i'm sure they would. that would be an extra vote for their side. >> an outbreak of alligator voting. thanks in florida. this contest comes down to the electoral college numbers. jeremy breaks that number down for us. >> the outcome of the election is determined by electoral college votes. each state has a certain number and the winner in that state takes them all. he asked -- you have to try to get up to 270 total to win the u.s. presidential election. here are th
laura is in miami, florida. florida is again some of the center of the more controversial elements of this process. >> that is right. everyone remembers what happened here in 2000. an incident that declared an automatic recount, and eventually george bush was declared the winner by just 535 votes. one polling station called me this afternoon to say that due to the high turnout of the polling station he was at, they ran out of polling papers. can you imagine that? one thing is for sure,...
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unlike florida, virginia did not have early voting. right now in florida, a much larger istate and virginia -- it is not rhode island, by any means. there probably already at the polls. we saw five, six, seven-hour waits in florida d@early voting. i can imagine what the lines look like in virginia where there is an absolutely no early voting. >> talk about a fairfax county elections board, and the man they have spearheading their voting rights laws and how they're implemented. >> fairfax county, which is a very important county in this presidential race, so important mitt romney is having his post- election -- i hate to call a party -- he will have his post- election event here in fairfax county. that is how important it is. >> place it for us geographically and why it is significant. >> i'm sorry, what was the question? >> place fairfax county geographically in virginia. >> it is a swing county, for the most part, of fairfax goes basically is how virginia will go. virginia is such a swing state, it was important to obama winning in 20
unlike florida, virginia did not have early voting. right now in florida, a much larger istate and virginia -- it is not rhode island, by any means. there probably already at the polls. we saw five, six, seven-hour waits in florida d@early voting. i can imagine what the lines look like in virginia where there is an absolutely no early voting. >> talk about a fairfax county elections board, and the man they have spearheading their voting rights laws and how they're implemented. >>...
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melissa frances in tampa, florida. it fared in its 29 electoral votes, one of the tantalizing prices. jeff flock in columbus ohio. eighteen votes, lawsuits, lawyers. man-to-man, it will be dramatic. rich edson at obama headquarters if you were to say that nevada, six electoral votes could be a deal changer, a little more than a few weeks ago there would have thought you crazy. that was then, this is now. the battle for every single electoral vote, where you need to run in 72 when an addict and it seems to have a going in, you get an idea that every state counts, every little town -- county and town councils, and that is why these guys are fighting in l.a. the night to see if it goes their way. first step rich edson. >> reporter: well, they are expecting says that. they say, as they have expected for some time, it is going to be a very close race, but one they predict it will carry in the end. that is the feeling around the obama camp. they say that if you look at the swing states, the particular selling states out ther
melissa frances in tampa, florida. it fared in its 29 electoral votes, one of the tantalizing prices. jeff flock in columbus ohio. eighteen votes, lawsuits, lawyers. man-to-man, it will be dramatic. rich edson at obama headquarters if you were to say that nevada, six electoral votes could be a deal changer, a little more than a few weeks ago there would have thought you crazy. that was then, this is now. the battle for every single electoral vote, where you need to run in 72 when an addict and...
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. >> together we can win florida! >> a contest that's been close for months, in a nation divided between red and blue. we don't know who will win -- >> we need to make sure that we win this one. it counts. >> or how soon the outcome will be clear. >> are you fired up?! >> fired up! >> are you ready to go! w, cnn's coverage of election night in america, the fight for the presidency, the battle for congress, and the issues dividing the nation. >> do you want more of the same or do you want change? >> change! >> i'm not ready to give up on the fight! >> the polls are open, the nation is watching, and history is in the making, right now. >>> it's all in the hands of the voters right now. you're looking at a live picture of a polling place in nashua, new hampshire, one of the critical battleground states. we're watching as we get closer and closer to the first election results. we'd like to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. about an hour from now, we may be able to make the fi
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ohio and florida. believe it or not, florida is neck and neck at this hour still cannot call florida. >> megyn: just to catch you up, we originally could not call pennsylvania or new hampshire but we have now projected barack obama will win both of those states and we will wait to see on this three critical states that could make or break this election in terms of florida, ohio, and virginia. but first this: ♪ >> bret: it is 10:00 p.m. on the east coast and polls have closed in another four states including two of the tightest toss-ups in the nation iowa and nevada. in iowa, the state where barack obama began and ended his re-election campaign the president has a slight lead over mitt romney. it is too soon to project which candidate will win the hawkeye state worth six electoral votes. >> megyn: the president has a similar lead in the state of nevada which is also worth 6 electoral votes. the fox news decision desk will wait for more vote tallies can actually project a winner in nevada. >> bret: fox
ohio and florida. believe it or not, florida is neck and neck at this hour still cannot call florida. >> megyn: just to catch you up, we originally could not call pennsylvania or new hampshire but we have now projected barack obama will win both of those states and we will wait to see on this three critical states that could make or break this election in terms of florida, ohio, and virginia. but first this: ♪ >> bret: it is 10:00 p.m. on the east coast and polls have closed in...
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the race neck-in-neck in florida, where the 29 electoral votes could end up deciding this thing. president obama sat down for an interview with craig patrick from our sister station wtvt in tampa. >> reporter: the president was very reflective. he was focused on his record. couple, this is the last day he will spend as a candidate and he suggested some of his negative campaign ads were out of bounds. we asked him for specifics, which ads he produced across the line. he would not give specifics but this is a heated, charged race because there was so much at stake. we also asked him to size up the integrity of the opponents and look at what the president said. they're looking for honesty and candor, putting visions and differences with the issues aside. do you consider mitt romney to be a man of integrity and if so, when is the last time you saw him show it? >> i will say governor romney is a very talented individual. obviously, he's been very successful in his life, and i think his commitment to his family and his community and his church are powerful. but, what i can say is that
the race neck-in-neck in florida, where the 29 electoral votes could end up deciding this thing. president obama sat down for an interview with craig patrick from our sister station wtvt in tampa. >> reporter: the president was very reflective. he was focused on his record. couple, this is the last day he will spend as a candidate and he suggested some of his negative campaign ads were out of bounds. we asked him for specifics, which ads he produced across the line. he would not give...
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florida has 8.6%. you can go dive in on a state-by-state level as well. finally we've also got a lot of demographic data in here. this, for example, is a breakdown as how the country looks by ethnicity. the more pink, the larger hispanic population. new mexico has 46%. texas has 37%. these are just some of the data sets. whether it's demographic or economic or historical or a little bit of context that you like from the newshour so much. we'll be back. >> ifill: we'll be playing with those maps all night. we can't wait. all of those factors will play into state and local races across this country. back to jeff now now for a closer look at the house and senate contest on radar tonight. >> brown: still with me are christina bellantoni and stuart rothenberg. let's set the big-picture scene on the senate side. of course it's about control in both houses, right? >> sure, it is. at the beginning of this cycle, republicans felt confident that they might be able to win the necessary seats to take control of the chamber. narrowly divided now. they a wide open play
florida has 8.6%. you can go dive in on a state-by-state level as well. finally we've also got a lot of demographic data in here. this, for example, is a breakdown as how the country looks by ethnicity. the more pink, the larger hispanic population. new mexico has 46%. texas has 37%. these are just some of the data sets. whether it's demographic or economic or historical or a little bit of context that you like from the newshour so much. we'll be back. >> ifill: we'll be playing with...
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two hundred thousand volunteers here in florida so president obama's ground game here in florida is really what's what's really helping his campaign but what's what's helping out governor romney however is that that economic patches package that i was talking about earlier that economic recovery that president obama is trying to sell doesn't sit well with a lot of unemployed floridians and the foreclosure crisis that really swept through the state also president obama is trying very hard to kind of reach out to the hispanic community however a lot of what he talks about in terms of immigration reform doesn't necessarily apply to hispanic residents here at least the larger hispanic community here in florida which is largely cuban largely puerto rican that it's almost an irrelevant topic for him and they too. and to actually vote republican so like i said earlier it's still going to be a bit of a toss up and you know if history is any indication florida to be one of those silly states at the end of the election it's i wouldn't be surprised if this year is no different. manning thank you so m
two hundred thousand volunteers here in florida so president obama's ground game here in florida is really what's what's really helping his campaign but what's what's helping out governor romney however is that that economic patches package that i was talking about earlier that economic recovery that president obama is trying to sell doesn't sit well with a lot of unemployed floridians and the foreclosure crisis that really swept through the state also president obama is trying very hard to...
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stuart: we have long lines at polling places in florida today. that's another key swing state and sandra smith is tracking those states for us. so the latest on florida and the key county, the county i guess you could say. the what is the key? >> hillsborough county which tampa is housed is what we're watching. of course, miami, orlando, tampa all key as far as hispanic vote. the reason why we're watching tampa and hillsborough county if i can get this to fire up here. this is the tampa bay area. this gave a huge boost to president obama back in 2008. remember, the reason florida's going to be closely watched because president obama won in '08. president bush won in '04. this is a swing state. this is major swing county within that swing state. and stuart, so important that the republicans held their convention there. they have been really fighting for the votes there. this will be, hillsborough county will be the one to watch. stuart: hillsborough, we're watching it. thank you very much, sandra. steve, i have got 10 seconds. you've been in the p
stuart: we have long lines at polling places in florida today. that's another key swing state and sandra smith is tracking those states for us. so the latest on florida and the key county, the county i guess you could say. the what is the key? >> hillsborough county which tampa is housed is what we're watching. of course, miami, orlando, tampa all key as far as hispanic vote. the reason why we're watching tampa and hillsborough county if i can get this to fire up here. this is the tampa...
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just getting te, if you had asked have said romneyenior citizens blocn florida, florida is state aft ave parsing of the idea of if you're under f from it really worked for romney.aid, chris ihink a s r changed in the zeitgeist in state and it was the reduc t days and forced democrats to cram early vote the palpable resent am, the sense of rage really among58 african-american voters who feel tremendously resentful. l like this is almost a second civil rights movement. they like they're bull conner a si talked to a pastor thisin he saidn't been f at black get -o election in of people who were a little about it ans. i had another friend who saidpublican pocketbook but the hatred of barack obama, the hatred of this man is so offensive toitinle flori something ago and and in talked to a woman namedwas puerto r vétalked about barack obama like he's her son. she feels personally. a republican voter for romney talked about guns and abortion, so i think changed. >> w down there. let me white guy but i'm not irrelevant when issue because i care a lot about it. i always say to graduating clas
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florida. >> eric: florida -- put the graphic up one more time. understand something about florida. florida is interesting. the panhandle which is an earlier time zone so you have two different time zones in florida. also florida breaks down this way. the southern part of florida is typically a democrat win. from the mid-state down, i-4 corridor that cuts the state in half. south of it, democrats. north of the i-4 corridor is typically republican. keep an eye on it and a lot of people sit along there. tampa, orlando, some areas on the east coast of florida where they are getting a good sense of where florida is going to go. >> greg: mascot to disney world, are they forced to vote in character or vote as themselves? >> andrea: they can't vote in character, wouldn't it be -- >> greg: you don't need i.d. >> andrea: family saw mini mouse voting a certain way. forever be democrat or -- >> greg: goofy? >> andrea: je with have goofy. it's vice president of the united states. >> bob: not fair. >> andrea: florida, people forget obama only beat mccain by three points in florida. that was at h
florida. >> eric: florida -- put the graphic up one more time. understand something about florida. florida is interesting. the panhandle which is an earlier time zone so you have two different time zones in florida. also florida breaks down this way. the southern part of florida is typically a democrat win. from the mid-state down, i-4 corridor that cuts the state in half. south of it, democrats. north of the i-4 corridor is typically republican. keep an eye on it and a lot of people sit...
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florida? i have always wondered how do you do it? >> it's a crazy state. sort of alabama in the north, new york in the state and the west in between. it's really a strange state with two different time zones. you know, floridians can vote until 7:00 p.m. but in the panhandle that's 8:00 p.m. eastern standard time. just getting the feel of the state, if you had asked me two weeks ago, i would have said romney was ahead because senior citizens who are such a huge bloc in florida, florida is the second oldest state after pennsylvania, they weren't breaking away from romney in the numbers i might have expected them to based on medicare. it seemed that that parsing of the idea of voucherizing medicare and saying if you're under 55, you're exempt from it really worked for romney. that said, chris, i think a couple weeks ago something changed in the zeitgeist in this state and it was the reduction in early voting that cut it from 14 to 8 days and forced democrats to cram all their early vote in a few
florida? i have always wondered how do you do it? >> it's a crazy state. sort of alabama in the north, new york in the state and the west in between. it's really a strange state with two different time zones. you know, floridians can vote until 7:00 p.m. but in the panhandle that's 8:00 p.m. eastern standard time. just getting the feel of the state, if you had asked me two weeks ago, i would have said romney was ahead because senior citizens who are such a huge bloc in florida, florida is...
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what will catch us is the storm developing near jacksonville, florida. it will move up to just off cape hatteras and then roll up to southern new england. essentially we are talking i-95 and east for the main impact of this and primarily the eastern shore down to the coast. the farther west you go, the less you will notice that storm system passing by. 40-50 mile an hour winds will be possible and rough waves as well. for us, we will get the wind and rain and maybe some wet snow mixed in before it pulls away and high pressure can settle in with a dry pattern and warming trend that will take us through the weekend. on the eastern shore, though the that is the high wind advisory and on the beaches of delaware up to new jersey. those areas have the best chance for snow although i would not be surprised if everyone sees some rain or snow showers during the afternoon and evening tomorrow. if the trend continues and the storm goes farther out to sea, we could miss it altogether. that is certainly a possibility. wave's averaging 4 feet. the forecast calls for t
what will catch us is the storm developing near jacksonville, florida. it will move up to just off cape hatteras and then roll up to southern new england. essentially we are talking i-95 and east for the main impact of this and primarily the eastern shore down to the coast. the farther west you go, the less you will notice that storm system passing by. 40-50 mile an hour winds will be possible and rough waves as well. for us, we will get the wind and rain and maybe some wet snow mixed in before...
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the country will closely watch developments in florida tonight. the latest polling shows immediate florida may end up being the closest election in the country. the polling group conducted four polls over the past three weeks and two of the mitt romney held a one-point lead. the other two, president obama has a one-point advantage. doug smith has more from tampa and is joining us. doug, 29 electoral votes up for grabs in florida. >> yeah. >> and the candidates are battling it out there, aren't they? >> they have been become familiar faces the last few months and the owe-by-four corridor from tampa -- i-4 corridor from tampa to miami beach, that is critical. miami-dade to the north, tallahassee, republican, that is why the focus is in our area. >> before the poems open at 7:00 -- the polls open at 7:00 this morning, the presidential battle was only half hover with early voting, right? >> reporter: you're right. 4.5million people cast votes early. that is either absentee ballots or early voting. early voting here in this state ran from saturday, 7:0
the country will closely watch developments in florida tonight. the latest polling shows immediate florida may end up being the closest election in the country. the polling group conducted four polls over the past three weeks and two of the mitt romney held a one-point lead. the other two, president obama has a one-point advantage. doug smith has more from tampa and is joining us. doug, 29 electoral votes up for grabs in florida. >> yeah. >> and the candidates are battling it out...
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romney has a slight lead in florida, as well. if branstad is right and that enthusiasm carries romney over that is a sign that some of the measurements have been off and likely voter screens have been off but in places like colorado and ohio mitt romney could do better than expected. we don't have reason to know that yet. >> there are a couple of early indicators? >> first state where polls are closing is the state of virginia. president obama carried. it was a breakthrough for president obama to carry it four years ago. both sides invested heavily in the state. shift of population up through northern virginia that are more democrat democratic leaning. you will see the obama campaign believes they have an ever so slight lead. the last poll showed 1 point lead for the president. >> 2.4 points in iowa. are those within the margin of error? >> yes. >> it's hard to say all these things. >> the reason is that if you average statewide polls your margin of error goes way down. >> it is not within the margin. >> what is the margin of err
romney has a slight lead in florida, as well. if branstad is right and that enthusiasm carries romney over that is a sign that some of the measurements have been off and likely voter screens have been off but in places like colorado and ohio mitt romney could do better than expected. we don't have reason to know that yet. >> there are a couple of early indicators? >> first state where polls are closing is the state of virginia. president obama carried. it was a breakthrough for...
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no problems like you're seeing in florida. and believe me, the poll watchers here, they were watching your show, wolf and saying if the folks in florida would like to come down here and see how it's done, come on down. let's talk about these provisional ballots. many of the viewers are saying what the heck is a provisional ballot? let's say your address doesn't match the address here at the precinct. let's say you applied for an absentee ballot, but you don't fill it out. you would have to fill out a provisional ballot and they would be set aside until it was determined it was a good vote. in elections past, poll workers pilled out all of this information for the voters. this year, the secretary of state said the individual voters should fill out the information. you know when there's a little tiny change in how you vote anywhere, people get confused. so there's a good chance, some say, that these provisional ballots will not be counted and thrown out and those voter's vote won't count. the other thing, as you know, wolf, thes
no problems like you're seeing in florida. and believe me, the poll watchers here, they were watching your show, wolf and saying if the folks in florida would like to come down here and see how it's done, come on down. let's talk about these provisional ballots. many of the viewers are saying what the heck is a provisional ballot? let's say your address doesn't match the address here at the precinct. let's say you applied for an absentee ballot, but you don't fill it out. you would have to fill...
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there's always something crazy going on in florida. these sort of shenanigans take place every election cycle. people will get flyers directing them to the wrong precinct or to the wrong day to vote. say, hey, make sure you get out and vote on wednesday. that happened in pinellas county. that's being investigated. you have had reports of some voting machines going down in broward county. i tried for quite a while to get through to the broward county supervisor of elections but surprise, surprise, their media person just happens to be out today. so they're not -- >> they're expecting the election to be tomorrow, that's why the media person is not there today. >> they probably got those calls. but for the most part it's been smooth sailing at least here in orlando in the critical i-4 corridor. things seem to be moving along steadily. a good, crisp pace of people going through and a lot of voters. the folks i talked to at both of the polling places, the bigger ones i went to, said it's been a good traffic, steady traffic, no long, long li
there's always something crazy going on in florida. these sort of shenanigans take place every election cycle. people will get flyers directing them to the wrong precinct or to the wrong day to vote. say, hey, make sure you get out and vote on wednesday. that happened in pinellas county. that's being investigated. you have had reports of some voting machines going down in broward county. i tried for quite a while to get through to the broward county supervisor of elections but surprise,...
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then 8:00, florida. then they'll know if they've got the votes to win. live from obama, election night headquarters in chicago. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >> a long line of maryland residents who want their voices heard today. some voters at the community center here tell us they've waited more than three hours to cast their ballots. there were some frustrations in the long lines but most of the voters seem to be in good spirits. reports from other precincts said there was a long wait in the morning but the lines seemed to improve as the day wore on. voters in maryland are casting their ballots on several initiatives today including whether to uphold same sex marriage. question 6, as it is known, also permits religious institutions to decide whether they'll perform ceremonies for those couples. if it passes, maryland would be the first state in the country to legalize same sex marriage by voter referendum. maryland voters also weighing in on question 7. it would allow table games at casinos like roulette and poker. the measure would also permit a sixth
then 8:00, florida. then they'll know if they've got the votes to win. live from obama, election night headquarters in chicago. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >> a long line of maryland residents who want their voices heard today. some voters at the community center here tell us they've waited more than three hours to cast their ballots. there were some frustrations in the long lines but most of the voters seem to be in good spirits. reports from other precincts said there was a long wait...
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ohio, florida, reaching out and connecting with voters. this is something typically you have seen in years past relaxed on election day. vice president joe biden in ohio, president obama certainly doing his bid talking about campaign folks. cheryl: thank you. we now have gerri willis with governor romney. the governor on the campaign trail today. >> he absolutely has been. we have been calling folks in their rolodex. we're looking at pennsylvania, states that maybe in play. past the senatorial campaign looking at the numbers, early voting trends very interesting. there is a net eight percentage points more, the early ballots being cast over democrats. last time around they were dead even. people who are registered republican voters 8% more voting early than democrats. we don't know what their votes are currency cannot answer the question concretely, but it would seem early voting at least in that state could be going republican, which would be a big surprise. we are keeping an eye on all these states talking across the board to find out wh
ohio, florida, reaching out and connecting with voters. this is something typically you have seen in years past relaxed on election day. vice president joe biden in ohio, president obama certainly doing his bid talking about campaign folks. cheryl: thank you. we now have gerri willis with governor romney. the governor on the campaign trail today. >> he absolutely has been. we have been calling folks in their rolodex. we're looking at pennsylvania, states that maybe in play. past the...
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>>shepard: what is the word on turn out in florida? >>reporter: we will see bigger crowds in the afternoon and half of the expected vote have voted but the secretary of state says that until we know the numbers the day has progressed very well and positive reports overall from around the state. in miami, certain locations saw long lines throughout the day as was the case in the all-important swing county of orange county around orlando, long lines there. but up to the wire the polls show that florida remains a toss up. >> mitt romney because i believe he is going to take this country forward not president obama. >> i voted for obama. he has done a great job the last fur years with a lot of improvement. >> ready for it to be over. keep our fingers crossed for the right guy. phil: people are so bombarded with campaign television commercials they told me they look forward to seeing new commercials for romney he must win the 29 electoral votes in florida for the path to victory. obama not as important but if he does win it again as in 2008
>>shepard: what is the word on turn out in florida? >>reporter: we will see bigger crowds in the afternoon and half of the expected vote have voted but the secretary of state says that until we know the numbers the day has progressed very well and positive reports overall from around the state. in miami, certain locations saw long lines throughout the day as was the case in the all-important swing county of orange county around orlando, long lines there. but up to the wire the polls...
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but i've been looking at pascal county, florida. the only place that reports its actual updated voting hour by hour so you can see who has voted as of 3:00. bush lost it by one point to gore. mccain took it three points over obama. right now it looks like it's going for the republicans. i'm hearing this type of thing out of people in florida. you can go to there and track how they're voting hour by hour. >> why isn't that everywhere? >> they have this electronic data available to everybody. >> i do campaigns around the world. brazil, a developing country but we like to think america has more sophisticated systems. their voting system is so much better than ours, it would embarrass you. it's verifiable and easy. it's a predominantly democratic neighborhood and there's a election official -- >> some of the problem is peopl trying to game the system. that's why we're seeing -- that's why it evolves and why every election cycle has a different problem. >> another good argument for smaller government. >> it's an argument for federalizin
but i've been looking at pascal county, florida. the only place that reports its actual updated voting hour by hour so you can see who has voted as of 3:00. bush lost it by one point to gore. mccain took it three points over obama. right now it looks like it's going for the republicans. i'm hearing this type of thing out of people in florida. you can go to there and track how they're voting hour by hour. >> why isn't that everywhere? >> they have this electronic data available to...
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first before anything is florida. if obama wins florida-- and i agree with the consensus here that it tilts to romney-- if obama wins florida it's game, set, match. the other guy can't win. but apart from that i want to look at first of all -- i want to look at this profile. i want to see what the latino vote is, how big it is. i want to see how the youth vote compares to last time. my guess is some issues we thought would be big a couple months ago like medicare haven't been big at all and i want to see again mark mentioned those places earlier. ohio is a fascinating place because it's so diverse. and the valley as nothing in common with hamilton county yet they'll both be critical in different ways so it will be a fascinating election no matter what. >> rose: hamilton county is reflective of what? >> it's an incredibly diverse county. it's the home of the tafts. it was a reliable -- cincinnati was a reliable republican stronghold. it's become much more diverse. it has a large african american population, a latino po
first before anything is florida. if obama wins florida-- and i agree with the consensus here that it tilts to romney-- if obama wins florida it's game, set, match. the other guy can't win. but apart from that i want to look at first of all -- i want to look at this profile. i want to see what the latino vote is, how big it is. i want to see how the youth vote compares to last time. my guess is some issues we thought would be big a couple months ago like medicare haven't been big at all and i...
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virginia is one of them, north carolina, florida, colorado are others. that's a plausible path to 270. he has to do more stuff beyond that. this is a foundation state for him. the opportunity here for obama is pretty simple. get an early lead in virginia, win this state. that's a showstopper that ends the election rights there if obama can pull off a win as he did in 2008. what is going to happen tonight? we've been out today and visited with both campaigns and checked in at their local headquarters. we're in manassas city. prince william county is one of the key swing counties. we talked about campaigns and you get a sense where they are, where they think it's going. if you look at it from the obama standpoint, they would say, hey, look at the demographics. principle william county is one of the four counties that have experienced explosive growth. particularly when it comes to african-american and hispanic voters. prince william county grew by 43% in the last ten years. now a majority of the population is nonwhite, and for the first time since lbj in 1
virginia is one of them, north carolina, florida, colorado are others. that's a plausible path to 270. he has to do more stuff beyond that. this is a foundation state for him. the opportunity here for obama is pretty simple. get an early lead in virginia, win this state. that's a showstopper that ends the election rights there if obama can pull off a win as he did in 2008. what is going to happen tonight? we've been out today and visited with both campaigns and checked in at their local...
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the greatest amount has been spent here in florida. now, if you come back to me and look over my left shoulders, we are here at the henry gardens here in orlando, fairly quiet here, no long lines, there were lines this morning, they have cleared up, but i believe we have some aerial video of other long lines in orange county and that's critical. heavy voter turnout among the 50-plus group gives it to romney. the 50 below age group, of course, favors president obama. guys, back to you? >> mary, thank you very much for that. certainly feels like lines are the new normal these days. >>> nevada is another state to watch. las vegas has had more political tv ads than any other city in the nation. and the candidates have been stumping there every single week. jane wells is stomping the ground there is as well. jane? >> reporter: i'm outside caesars palace, las vegas is packed, obviously everybody voted early or not voting at all we talk about nevada, we talk about the gaming companies and some ceos have contributed to mitt romney. all of them
the greatest amount has been spent here in florida. now, if you come back to me and look over my left shoulders, we are here at the henry gardens here in orlando, fairly quiet here, no long lines, there were lines this morning, they have cleared up, but i believe we have some aerial video of other long lines in orange county and that's critical. heavy voter turnout among the 50-plus group gives it to romney. the 50 below age group, of course, favors president obama. guys, back to you? >>...
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he would need to win florida, virginia also ohio and iowa. as you heard tahman bradley report, mitt romney keeping his campaign alive today, making stops in ohio and pennsylvania. romney says feels good about ohio, campaign watchers say that might show he knows that's a long shot. another state worth keeping an eye on is virginia. virginia is going to have some of the earliest returns. if president obama wins it, mitt romney has to win ohio or the race is over. the magic number 270 electoral votes. >> in san jose elections officials say so far things are going smoothly. hundreds of voters have been stopping by to cast their ballots all morning. you can stop by any time today until 8:00 tonight when polls in california close. elections official there is have set up a drive-thru drop-off for absentee ballots. one of the biggest battles in california is the governor's tax on education funding. >> reporter: he didn't just vote here he held one last pep rally for prop 30. which some are calling the most important decision on today's state ballot.
he would need to win florida, virginia also ohio and iowa. as you heard tahman bradley report, mitt romney keeping his campaign alive today, making stops in ohio and pennsylvania. romney says feels good about ohio, campaign watchers say that might show he knows that's a long shot. another state worth keeping an eye on is virginia. virginia is going to have some of the earliest returns. if president obama wins it, mitt romney has to win ohio or the race is over. the magic number 270 electoral...
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these are lines in and around orange county in orlando, florida. when you look at the line, you may say, what's taking so long? in addition to the presidential election, there are 11 constitutional amendment and questions on the ballot, and it's slow going because you may or may not know, sometimes people when they write to write constitutional amendments put it in extremely confusing language and double negatives and it's hard to understand. one of the amendments is 640 words. the ballot -- if you take a ballot in dade county and printed out a sample ballot, it's 12 pages long. so you can imagine even though people are arriving and maye made up their minds on the presidential race, there are other issues and other minor problems with when their finished with that feeding them into the machines. if you feed them into the machines with three pieces of paper, that takes about a minute to feed all three pieces in. so you have a backup there. so far no serious problems. we're certainly not looking at a case of the florida we saw back in 2000. things ar
these are lines in and around orange county in orlando, florida. when you look at the line, you may say, what's taking so long? in addition to the presidential election, there are 11 constitutional amendment and questions on the ballot, and it's slow going because you may or may not know, sometimes people when they write to write constitutional amendments put it in extremely confusing language and double negatives and it's hard to understand. one of the amendments is 640 words. the ballot -- if...
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in the romney campaign, they think they're going to win florida. the democrats say, no, we'll prove you wrong here, let's in this hypothetical give governor romney florida. colorado, won of the most hotly contested battlegrounds, talked to obama campaign people, they say we'll get it, the wopublicans say, oh, no, you the map is filled in except for ohio, where you are, 18 electoral votes, tossup, virginia, 13 electoral votes, and tossup, new hampshire, four electoral votes. could come down to four in new hampshire. if you look at this math, if you look at this math, the president can win either one of these and he's the next president of the united states. that's ohio and virginia. governor romney would have to win them both. erin, even as we wait for ohio, which has been right in every election since 1964, as you noted, no republican has ever won without it, we're going to have an early clue, you noted the early poll closing in the state of virginia, these 13 electoral votes, in almost every .re going start to omneyo get results in virginia. that'
in the romney campaign, they think they're going to win florida. the democrats say, no, we'll prove you wrong here, let's in this hypothetical give governor romney florida. colorado, won of the most hotly contested battlegrounds, talked to obama campaign people, they say we'll get it, the wopublicans say, oh, no, you the map is filled in except for ohio, where you are, 18 electoral votes, tossup, virginia, 13 electoral votes, and tossup, new hampshire, four electoral votes. could come down to...
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ohio florida. all the polls in thosetes close bef few polls in florida that state open on the panhandle until 9:00. mitt romney can't in doesn't win virginia florida and ohio it's watch those three states. he has to win at lea those thre those three westward to iowa nevada, colorado&2 relevant to 270votes.ohio virginia and withoul+t florida, ohio and virginia probably don't awmatter >> let's hope we're not bogged down in electoral florida and ohio wh vote is what where evho is abl most important a clean result in clear one side or the other. you might not like the result clear more people ancandidates. i think that's probably a good thing for whether you're a partisan on the left or >> forget house senate races, governor races, and vote. van hollen and my xlej subpoena here next. make sure you vote. all day and night with results. m bing elections. do you know where your polling maybe use. mine's just, right over that way. well you can find out exactly cs. which way do you lean politically? well, u
ohio florida. all the polls in thosetes close bef few polls in florida that state open on the panhandle until 9:00. mitt romney can't in doesn't win virginia florida and ohio it's watch those three states. he has to win at lea those thre those three westward to iowa nevada, colorado&2 relevant to 270votes.ohio virginia and withoul+t florida, ohio and virginia probably don't awmatter >> let's hope we're not bogged down in electoral florida and ohio wh vote is what where evho is abl...
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if mitt romney can't win florida, he almost certainly won't r president. if he doesn't win virginia, florida and ohio it's stuff. watch those three states. he has to win at least two of those three, probably three of those three so when we go westward to iowa, wisconsin, nevada, colorado, for it to be a relevant, plausible path for him to get to 270 electoral votes. i still think ohio, virginia and without florida, ohio and virginia probably don't matter. >> let's hope we're not bogged down in electoral challenges in florida and ohio with all the lines. >> a clean vote is what we want where everyone who wants to vote is able to vote. the most important thing. i also think a clean result, in that it's very clear one side or the other. you might not like the result, but it's clear more people voted and more electoral votes went to one of the two candidates. i think that's probably a good thing for whether you're a partisan on the left or right. >> don't forget, house races, senate races, governor races, ballot initiatives, a lot to vote for. take your time a
if mitt romney can't win florida, he almost certainly won't r president. if he doesn't win virginia, florida and ohio it's stuff. watch those three states. he has to win at least two of those three, probably three of those three so when we go westward to iowa, wisconsin, nevada, colorado, for it to be a relevant, plausible path for him to get to 270 electoral votes. i still think ohio, virginia and without florida, ohio and virginia probably don't matter. >> let's hope we're not bogged...
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everyone remembers florida was home to the bush-gore election deadlock in 2000. now with reports of a tightening race the spotlight is once again on this critical swing state and its 29 electoral votes. melissa francis is live in tampa, florida. what are you doing there? what's happening? >> you can see over my shoulder things are very orderly here. but here in florida in the early voting where 4.5 million people turned out the lines were five and six hours long. that led to that in person absentee voting. but that's what they were doing here. in the meantime now lines have shortened. lines in orlando have been 2 hours long. just a lot of people out to vote. at the same time these folks are getting hammered with ads. i flew in last night and turned in david letterman. the entire block of commercials was all political ads. local stations have to be making a killing. i asked voters how they feel about all this attention they are getting. here is what one voter said. >> you feel like you are the center of the universe. everybody is focused on the middle of the state
everyone remembers florida was home to the bush-gore election deadlock in 2000. now with reports of a tightening race the spotlight is once again on this critical swing state and its 29 electoral votes. melissa francis is live in tampa, florida. what are you doing there? what's happening? >> you can see over my shoulder things are very orderly here. but here in florida in the early voting where 4.5 million people turned out the lines were five and six hours long. that led to that in...
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florida's importance critical, the time and the money they spent here in florida. only ohio has been visited more with each campaign spending more advertising dollars in florida than in any other state. as for the main concern, no matter who they support, florida's struggling economy. >> i considered romney for a short while until i realized he doesn't have a plan that's detailed. if you expect somebody to be successful there has to be a plan. when i luke at what happened in the country the last four years, i see all positive indicators across the board. >> economic policies, they are, i think, vastly superior, the vision that obama has led up for the country, more fiscally responsible plan that will get the country back on track. >> florida's unemployment rate stands at 8.7%, above the national average. it's been hard hit by a couple of things, most notably the housing bubble and also more recently, its tourist industry has been impacted by the weakness we are seeing in europe. floridians, you might recall, aren't used to lagging any national averages when it come
florida's importance critical, the time and the money they spent here in florida. only ohio has been visited more with each campaign spending more advertising dollars in florida than in any other state. as for the main concern, no matter who they support, florida's struggling economy. >> i considered romney for a short while until i realized he doesn't have a plan that's detailed. if you expect somebody to be successful there has to be a plan. when i luke at what happened in the country...
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of the florida recant. hanging chad? the presidential race in ohio it is as close as we expect we could have another recount for pro year to sort out we have judge napolitano you want this to happen? >> it it is my sicily and skepticism. jersey you can e-mail or you can write it been? >> it it is challenging because of the hurricane and other procedures two fax or e-mail i voted on saturday the first time in my life to vote early because the doublemint authorized it. norman would drive here then comeback that it is probably not the issue to impede the final results -- results it will be the inability of the state to declare a winner. democrats will say the local election board would not let them vote if they are greater than the difference between the two then you have a challenge to the outcome. of it it is small and one takes ohio convincingly board by a greater number than disputed than they are disputed forever. lori: what it is the likelihood each side it is already employer ring up? >> when i first covered this in
of the florida recant. hanging chad? the presidential race in ohio it is as close as we expect we could have another recount for pro year to sort out we have judge napolitano you want this to happen? >> it it is my sicily and skepticism. jersey you can e-mail or you can write it been? >> it it is challenging because of the hurricane and other procedures two fax or e-mail i voted on saturday the first time in my life to vote early because the doublemint authorized it. norman would...
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host: florida, republican line. caller: i find it very distressing that people are talking about something they know very little about. the reason for the electoral college is that our farmers set up a system that rested onpeople people in the house of representatives. we had to have popular participation in the government but had to be limited. the states have a representative in the senate. they are also represented it in voting for the presidency. we have too much democracy going on. bending to the whims of the people in the house, and you want to propose the same system that brought in the election of the president? no, we cannot do that. the republic is on its knees. if we go to the popular vote with the president, there will be a bullet in the back of the head of our republic. that will finish us. >> we have some votes to switch to the popular vote system but now we have the opposite position. the caller points to how the electoral college came into being. the framers really did not -- were not very wary of th
host: florida, republican line. caller: i find it very distressing that people are talking about something they know very little about. the reason for the electoral college is that our farmers set up a system that rested onpeople people in the house of representatives. we had to have popular participation in the government but had to be limited. the states have a representative in the senate. they are also represented it in voting for the presidency. we have too much democracy going on. bending...
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you're in the going to tell me pennsylvania just thought of this or florida. you know better than i, from the dnc, this was put together reince priebus, i gave him a hard time deserves a much harder time. engages in undemocratic practices in a democracy is bad. all romney had to do was blow the whistle. something nice about this campaign nobody has used his religion against him, it's never come up. it should never come up. harry reid is a mormon my wife works for mormons, they're good people. why the other side bring up the ethnic stuff all the time. he's from kenya, blah-blah-blah. he's not really an american. they never stop. >> isn't that part of a strategy -- >> the american candidate, notice that. we're the american candidate. >> isn't that part of a strategy that -- >> oh, yeah. called evil. >> waitp. which is -- >> it is evil. >> but the strategy has an expiration date. this is a party that is doubling down on a part of the electorate shrinking. undereducated white working-class voters, divide and conquer tactics, the republican party if it's going to e
you're in the going to tell me pennsylvania just thought of this or florida. you know better than i, from the dnc, this was put together reince priebus, i gave him a hard time deserves a much harder time. engages in undemocratic practices in a democracy is bad. all romney had to do was blow the whistle. something nice about this campaign nobody has used his religion against him, it's never come up. it should never come up. harry reid is a mormon my wife works for mormons, they're good people....
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. >> we have seen packed voting precincts from florida up to maine. battleground virginia is the most packed. brianne carter is in leesburg. >> people here know this is important. we have seen long lines here in leesburg but throughout northern virginia. through this building and they tell u more than 1600 people have already cast their ballots. people know just how important their vote will be. after months of listening to president obama and governor met romney, it is finally decision day. >> i think it will be very close. >> this morning, romney was back in his home state of massachusetts to vote before heading to ohio and then pennsylvania for last-minute campaigning. >> i feel great about ohio. >> vice president joe biden was in home in delaware to vote before heading to chicago to meet up with the president who voted last week. >> i am feeling pretty good bet of the latest polls in key battleground states including ohio iowa, and virginia show the presence with a slight lead. in loudoun county, voters know the impact of their votes. >> there is
. >> we have seen packed voting precincts from florida up to maine. battleground virginia is the most packed. brianne carter is in leesburg. >> people here know this is important. we have seen long lines here in leesburg but throughout northern virginia. through this building and they tell u more than 1600 people have already cast their ballots. people know just how important their vote will be. after months of listening to president obama and governor met romney, it is finally...
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florida, you cannot in florida watch television without being inundated with ads. more than 1 million times these ads have run. tallahassee, no commercial break free of lots of ads. and now let's go up here to ohio. this has been a really important battleground. you keep hearing no one's photog get to the white house without getting to ohio all roads to 1600 pennsylvania avenue lead to ohio. what romney's ad saturation looks like in the state. obama's. people in ohio have been hearing nothing but election for the past year. brooke? >> overit, over it over it. christine romans thank you very inch. thousands of people suffering from the impact of superstorm sandy. look at these pictures. very much so in harm's way again. next deborah feyerick shows us how the weather worry could impact voter turnout. [ woman ] are you there yet? yeah, i'm walking in right now. chilean granite... chilean granite... so, how's it in person? i should send you a picture. floor to ceiling bookshelves... floor to ceiling bookshelves... original windows... original windows... and this... is
florida, you cannot in florida watch television without being inundated with ads. more than 1 million times these ads have run. tallahassee, no commercial break free of lots of ads. and now let's go up here to ohio. this has been a really important battleground. you keep hearing no one's photog get to the white house without getting to ohio all roads to 1600 pennsylvania avenue lead to ohio. what romney's ad saturation looks like in the state. obama's. people in ohio have been hearing nothing...